Crews

This page features details about SCA’s signature summer program for high school aged youth. SCA also offers locally based crews as a part of its Community Programs in a growing number of communities.

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Size

Bravo Crew - six members - two leaders
Charlie Crew - eight members - two leaders

Service Length

15 Day - 10 days work; 1 day rest; 2 days rec trip; 2 days travel
21 Day - 14 days work; 3 day E.E./Rec trip; 2 days off; 2 days travel
30 Day - 21 days work; 4 day E.E./Rec trip; 3 days off; 2 days travel
35 Day - 24 days work; 5 day E.E./Rec trip; 4 days off; 2 days travel

Start Dates 2012

SCA runs its crews in three different tracks and for 2011 the tracks are as follows:

June 18th - Track I begins
July 6th - Track II begins
July 23rd - Track III begins

Specifics

• SCA recruits and trains the Crew Leaders to supervise the crew and manage, direct and implement the work project(s)
• SCA recruits the high school volunteers, with crews equally comprised of young men and women
• SCA provides tents, stoves, food and other equipment necessary to operate base camp
• SCA provides Liability Coverage and Secondary Personal Accident Insurance
• SCA provides 24 hour emergency response system
• Agency provides work project specifications, tools and required safety equipment
• Agency provides radio or cell phone (for crews not near a phone)
• Agency provides transportation of the crew to/from the closest public transportation terminal to your site
• Agency provides on the job transportation (as requried) and transportation of food and equipment to base camp and return
• Agency assists with access to educational resources in the area
• Storage of SCA equipment during the off season (if available)
• Agency provides written program evaluation at completion of project

Crew Report, Acadia National Park

Eight Person Crew (from CT, WI, CA, CO, TX, OH and PA) plus two leaders

“Our main project was converting the 225-foot Cross Campus Trail to be handicap accessible. We made it as level as possible, and widened it to a minimum of 4 feet.

From there we worked to reduce the mud and pools of water on the trail. We put down a layer of broken ledge rock up to 1.5 feet thick in some places. In one area with a lot of water we built a 7-foot long culvert. We laid down carriage road dirt over the broken ledge to create a hard-packed, smooth surface. Each person on the 10-person crew devoted 53 hours, or 530 hours total.

We also put in 420 hours on Mount Desert Island and Isle au Haut constructing bog walks over the soggiest sections of trail. After that we put in 130 total team hours clearing brush on Cliff Trail, Western Head Trail and a section of Duck Harbor Trail.”